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After striking out Bryson Stott for the inning’s first out, Webb got an assist from Chapman, who speared Edmundo Sosa’s sharp grounder and fired home for the second out.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026 -
Out of nowhere, D’Angelo speared both men through the announce table.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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Arriving officers found an unresponsive man who had significant injuries consistent with being stabbed, Becchina said.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
13 May 2026
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What followed, Lane claimed, was a four-hour altercation in which Wilson choked and stabbed him multiple times in the chest and hand, before throwing him through a pair of sliding glass doors.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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In previous years, the 31-year-old originally from Chicago might have lashed back when accosted on the ice.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
9 May 2026
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Lively has maintained this approach was in line with the press tactic laid out for her by Sony, but the internet quickly lashed out at her given the film’s serious subject matter.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
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Byron Buxton stole home and Ryan Jeffers clubbed a two-run home run to lead Minnesota at the plate.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
12 May 2026
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In the fourth, Bonita Vista sent 12 batters to the plate and clubbed six extra-base hits.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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Maria Wittorp, the hotel’s head concierge, said, with the haste of an auctioneer, standing in the lobby, as blazer-wearing staffers whipped by.—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Real estate agents whipped out their phones to put a hard sell on anything east of I-95.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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The Braves were a ratings hit, and when the team flailed and went up for sale, Turner’s company became its owner in 1976.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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Gorman flailed at a 96 mph full-count four-seamer.—
Matt Kawahara,
Houston Chronicle,
19 Apr. 2026
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Those numbers were slashed on May 1 due to work restrictions, leaving more than 100,000 people without reliable food access.—
Allison Kiehl,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2026
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Maryland officials slashed $126 million this spring from programs serving people with developmental disabilities, with much of the impact falling on families like Gonce’s.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
15 May 2026
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Mikel Arteta’s side thrashed Leeds United 5-0 in August, Nottingham Forest 3-0 in September and Atletico Madrid 4-0 in October.—
Dean Jones,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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Last season, Lyon won the first leg at Emirates Stadium but was thrashed 4-1 in the second match en route to Arsenal winning the title for the second time.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Beaned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beaned. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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